Sample Papers

JEE Advanced
PAPER – 1

Maximum Marks: 180

Physics : Simple Harmonic Motion, Waves & Sound, Modern Physics & Communication Systems.

Chemistry: Chemical Kinetics, States of matter, Environmental Chemistry, Hydrogen & Compounds, Alcohol Phenol
& Ethers, Carbonyl Compounds, Carboxylic Acid, Nitrogen Compounds, Biomolecules & Polymers

Mathematics: Circles, Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola, Areas, Differential Equation, Probability, Linear
Programming

Important Instruction

A. General:
1. This booklet is your Question Paper.
2. Blank papers, clipboards, log tables, slide rules, calculators, cameras, cellular phones, pagers and
electronic gadgets are NOT allowed inside the examination hall.
3. Using a black ball point pen to darken the bubbles.

B. Question Paper Format:

The question paper consists of three parts (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics). Each part consists of two
sections. 
4. Section 1 contains 10 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of
which ONE OR MORE THAN ONE are correct.
5. Section 2 contains 10 questions. The answer to each of the questions is a SINGLE DIGIT INTEGER, ranging
from 0 to 9 (both inclusive).

C. Marking Scheme:
6. For each question in Section 1, you will be awarded 3 marks. If you darken all the bubble(s) corresponding to
the correct answer(s) and zero mark. If no bubbles are darkened. No negative marks will be answered for
incorrect answer in this section.
7. For each question in Section 2, you will be awarded 3 marks if you darken only the bubble corresponding to
the correct answer and zero mark if no bubble is darkened. No negative marks will be awarded for incorrect
answer in this section.
 PART – A (PHYSICS)

SECTION – 1 (Multiple Choice Questions) ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

1. A simple pendulum of string length l and bob of mass m is displaced from its equilibrium position O to a position P
so that the height of P above O is h. It is then released. What is the tension in the string when the bob passes through
the equilibrium position O? Neglect friction. V is the velocity of the bob at O.
V2 2mgh h 2h
(a) m (g + l
) (b) l
(c) mg(1 + l ) (d) mg(1 + l
)

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2. A wave pulse moving to the right along the x-axis is represented by the wave function y(x, t) = (x − 3.0t)2 + 1
, where
x and y are in centimeters and t is in seconds. (The maximum pulse height is defined as maximum displacement along
y-axis). Then
(a) The maximum pulse height is decreasing with time
(b) The maximum pulse height is constant with time
(c) The speed of the pulse is 3.0 cm/s
(d) The speed of the pulse is 0.33 m/s

3. A ball is hung vertically by a thread of length ' ' from a point P of an inclined wall that makes an angle  with the
vertical. The thread with the ball is then deviated through a small angle       and set free. Assuming the wall to
be perfectly elastic, the period of such pendulum is

 1      1    
(a) 2   s in   (b)  s in  
g 2    g    

 1      1   
(c) 2 cos   (d) cos  
g     g    

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4. Fig. shows graphs between cut-off voltage V0 and λ for three metals 1, 2 and 3, where λ is the wavelength of the
incident radiation in nm.
If W1, W2 and W3 are the work functions of metals 1, 2 and 3 respectively, then
(a) W1 : W2 : W3 = 1 : 2 : 4
(b) W1 : W2 : W3 = 4 : 2 : 1
(c) The graphs for metals 1, 2 and 3 are parallel to each other and the slope of each graph is hc/e, where
h = Planck’s constant, c = speed of light and e = charge of an electron
(d) Ultraviolet light will eject photoelectrons from metals 1 and 2 and not from metal 3.
5. Two identical straight wires are stretched so as to produce 6 beats per second when vibrating simultaneously. On
changing the tension slightly in one of them, the beat frequency remains unchanged. Denoting by T1, T2 the higher
and the lower initial tension in the strings, then it could be said that while making the above changes in tension.
(a) T2 is decreased (b) T2 was increased (c) T1 was decreased (d) T1 was increased

6. The displacement x of a particle varies with time t as

x = A sin2 ωt + B cos2 ωt + C sin ωt cos ωt
For what values of A, B and C is the motion simple harmonic?
(a) All values of A, B and C with C ≠ 0 (b) A = B, C = 2B (c) A = – B, C = 2B (d) A = B, C = 0

  x t  
2

    
7. The equation of a wave travelling on a string stretched along -axis is given by  a T 
X  y  Ae 
 
 
Where is the maximum of pulse located at t T ?
1 1
(a) x  (b) x  (c) x  a (d) x  a
a a

8. Assume that the nuclear binding energy per nucleon (B/A) versus mass number is as shown in the figure. Use this
plot to choose the correct choice(s) given below.

(a) Fusion of two nuclei with mass numbers lying in the range of 1 < A < 50 will release energy
(b) Fusion of two nuclei with mass numbers lying in the range of 51 < A < 100 will release energy
(c) Fission of a nucleus lying in the mass number range of 100 < A < 200 will release energy when broken into equal
fragments
(d) Fission of a nucleus lying in the mass number range of 200 < A < 260 will release energy when broken into equal
fragments
9. A solid sphere of density ρ and radius R is floating in a liquid of density σ with half its volume submerged. When
the sphere pressed down slightly and released, it executes simple harmonic motion of time period T. If viscous effect
is ignored, then
2R 3R
(a) σ = 2ρ (b) ρ = 2σ (c) T = 2π √ 3g (d) T = 2π √ 2g

10. In a resonance – column experiment to measure the velocity of sound, the first resonance is obtained at a length
ℓ1 and the second resonance at a length ℓ2. Then which of the following is (are) incorrect.
(a) ℓ2 > 3ℓ1 (b) ℓ2 = 3ℓ1 (c) ℓ2 < 3ℓ1
(d) May be any of the above, depending on the frequency of the tuning fork used

SECTION – 2 (INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS)

11. Difference between nth and (n + 1)th Bohr’s radius of ‘H’ atom is equal to it’s (n – 1)th Bohr’s radius. The value of n
is approximately __________.

12. A block is kept on a horizontal table. The table is undergoing simple harmonic motion of frequency 3 Hz in a
horizontal plane. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the table is 0.72. Find the maximum
amplitude in cm of the table for which the block does not slip on the surface of the table. Take g = 10 ms−2 .

13. A steel wire of length 1 m, mass 0.1 kg and uniform cross-sectional area 10−7 m2 is rigidly fixed at both ends. The
temperature of the wire is decreased by 80/3°C. If transverse waves are set up in the wire, find the frequency in Hz.
The Young’s modulus of steel = 2 × 1011 Nm−2 and coefficient of linear expansion of steel
= 1.2 × 10−5 per° C.

14. A simple pendulum has time period T1. The point of suspension is now moved upward according to the relation y
2
T1
= kt2 ( k = 1 m/s2), where y is the vertical displacement. The time period now becomes T2. The ratio of 2
is
T2

considered to be x. Then the value of 5x is _____ . (Take g = 10 m/s2)

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15. The ratio of molecular mass of two radioactive substance is . IF the ratio of their initial activity per mole is
3
considered as x, find 3x.

16. A 20 cm long string, having a mass of 1.0 g, is fixed at both the ends. The tension in the string is 0.5 N. The string
is set into vibrations using an external vibrator of frequency 100 Hz. Find the separation (in cm) between the
successive nodes on the string.

17. A particle is moving on x-axis has potential energy U = 2 – 20x + 5x2 joules along x-axis. The particle is released at
x = – 3. If the mass of the particle is 0.1 kg and the maximum velocity of the particle (in m/s) is 10x, find the value of
x.

18. For a certain organ pipe three successive resonance frequencies are observed at 425 Hz, 595 Hz and 765 Hz
respectively. If the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s, then the length of the pipe is ______m.
19. Two radioactive materials X1 and X2 have decay constants 10 λ and λ respectively. If initially they have the same
1
number of nuclei, then the ratio of the number of nuclei of X1 to that of X2 will be 1/e after a time , find the value
x
of x.

20. Two sound waves move in the same direction. If the average power transmitted across a cross-section by them
are equal while their wavelengths are in the ratio of 1 : 2. Their pressure amplitudes would be in the ratio of
_______.

PART – B (CHEMISTRY)

SECTION – 1 (Multiple Choice Questions) ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

21. Which of the following changes decrease the vapour pressure of water kept in a sealed vessel?
(a) Decreasing the quantity of water
(b) Adding salt to water
(c) Decreasing the volume of the vessel to one half
(d) Decreasing the temperature of water.

22. Boyle’s law may be expressed as

𝑑𝑝 K 𝑑𝑝 K 𝑑𝑝 𝐾2 1
(a) ( ) = (b) (dV) =– (c) (dV) = (d) V ∝
dV 𝑇 V 𝑇 𝑉2 𝑇 V p

23. A new carbon-carbon bond formation is possible in

(a) Cannizzaro’s reaction (b) Friedel Crafts reaction
(c) Clemmensen’s reduction (d) Reimer-Tiemann reaction

24. Non-degradable solid pollutants are

(a) domestic waste (b) DDT (c) Plastics (d) Cow dung

25. Which of the following graphs is correct for a zero order reaction?
26. Which of the following polymers are thermoplastics?
(a) Teflon (b) Natural rubber (c) Neoprene (d) Polystyrene

27. In fibrous proteins, polypepetide chains are held together by

(a) Vander Waals forces (b) Disulphide linkage
(c) Electrostatic forces of attraction (d) Hydrogen bonds

28. Which of the following carbohydrates are branched polymer of glucose?

(a) Amylase (b) Amylopectin (c) Cellulose (d) Glycogen

29. Which of the following are used to convert RCHO into RCH2OH?
(a) H2/Bd (b) NaBH4 (c) LiAlH4 (d) Reaction with RMgX followed by hydrolysis

30. Which of the following compounds do not undergo aldol condensation?

SECTION – 2 (INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS)

31. A closed vessel with rigid walls contains 1mole of 238

92𝑈 and 1 mole of air at 298 K. Considering complete decay of
238 206
92𝑈 to 82𝑃𝑏, the ratio of the final pressure to the initial pressure of the system at 298 K is

32. The concentration of R in the reaction R → P was measured as a function of time and the following data is
obtained.
[R](molar) 1.0 0.75 0.40 0.10
t (min) 0.0 0.05 0.12 0.18
The order of the reaction is

33. The total number of carboxylic acid groups in the product ‘p’ is
34. The number of hydroxyl group(s) is Q is

35. A tetrapepetide has – COOH on Alanine. This produces glycine(Gly), Valine(Val), Phenyl alanine(Phe) and
Alanine(Ala, on complete hydrolysis. For this tetrapeptide, the number of possible sequences (primary sturctures)
with – NH2 group attached to a chiral centre is

36. When the following aldohexose exists in its D-configuration, the total number of number of stereoisomers in its
pyranose form is

37. The total number of basic groups in the following form of lysine is

38. The number of resonance structures for ‘N’ is

39. The total number of distinct naturally occurring amino acids obtained by complete acidic hydrolysis of the peptide
shown below is
40. If the value of Avogadro number is 6.023 × 1023 mol −1 and the value of Boltzman constant is 1.380 × 10 −23 J K –
then the number of significant digits in the calculated value of the universal gas constant is

PART – C (MATHEMATICS)

SECTION – 1 (Multiple Choice Questions) ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

41. If the normal’s at (xi, yi)where i= 1, 2, 3, 4 to the rectangular hyperbola xy = 2 meet at the point (3, 4), then
(a) x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 3 (b) y1 + y2 + y3 + y4 = 4
(c) x1x2x3x4 = – 4 (d) y1 y2 y3 y4 = 4

42. An urn contains fair tickets with numbers 112, 121, 211, 222 and one ticket is drawn. Let Ai (I = 1, 2,3) be the
event that the ith digit of the number of ticket drawn is 1 then
1
(a) P(A1) = P(A2) = P(A3) = (b) P(A1 ∩ A2) = P(A1) P(A2)
2
(c) A1, A2, A3 are pair wise independent events (d) P(A1 ∩ A2 ∩ A3) ≠ P(A1) P(A2) P(A3)

x2 y2
43. If the normal at any given point P on ellipse + = 1 meets its auxiliary circle at Q and R such that
a2 b2
∠QOR = 90°, where O is centre of ellipse, then
(a) 2(a2 – b2) = a4 sec2 θ + a2b2 cosec2 θ (b) a4 + 5a2 b2 + 2b4 = a4 tan2 θ + a2b2 cot2 θ
4 2 2 4 3 4 2 2 2 3
(c) a + 5b a + 2b ≥ 2a b (d) a + 2b ≥ 5a b + 2a b

44. Given the family of lines, a (3x + 4y + 6) + b(x + y + 2) = 0. The line of the family situated at the greatest distance
from the point P(2, 3) has equation:
(a) 4x + 3y + 8 = 0 (b) 5x + 3y + 10 = 0 (c) 15x + 8y + 30 = 0 (d) None

45. For a given parabola y2 = 4ax, two variable chords PQ and RS at right angles are drawn through the fixed point
A(x1, y1) inside the parabola, making variable angles θ and α with x-axis. If r1, r2, r3, r4 are distances of P, Q, R and S
1 1
from A, then the value of +
r1 r2 r3 r4
(a) independent of θ (b) independent of α
(c) depends upon θ and α (d) is a constant
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46. For different values of k, the circle x + y + (8 + k)x + (8 + k)y + (16 + 12k) = 0, always passes through two fixed
point P and Q. For k = k1, the tangents at P and Q intersect at the origin. Which of the following is/are correct?
(a) the mid-point of P and Q is (–6, –6) (b) the sum of ordinates of P and Q is –12
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(c) k1 may be equal to – (d) k1 may be equal to
9 3

47. If a function y = f(x) is such that f’(x) is continuous function and satisfies
𝑥 2 2
(f(x))2 = K + ∫0 ((𝑓(𝑡)) + (𝑓 ′ (𝑡)) ) dt, K ∈ R+, then
(a) f(x) is increasing function ∀ x ∈ R (b) f(x) is bounded function
(c) f(x) is neither even nor odd (d) if k = 100 then f(0) = 10

48. A circle has the same centre as an ellipse and passes through the foci F1 and F2 of the ellipse the two curves
intersect in four points. Let P be any point of intersection. If the major axis of the ellipse is 15 and the area of ∆PF1F2
is 26, then the distance between foci is
(a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 15

49. The equation |√𝑥 2 + (𝑦 − 1)2 − √𝑥 2 + (𝑦 + 1)2 | = k will represent a hyperbola for
(a) k ∈ (0, 2) (b) k ∈ (0, 1) (c) k ∈ (1, ∞) (d) k ∈ (0, )∞

50. C 1 , C 2 are two circles of radii a , b ( a  b ) touching both the coordinate axes and have their centres in the first
quadrant. Then the true statements among the following are
b
(a) If C 1 , C 2 touch each other then  3 2 2
a
b
(b) If C 1 , C 2 are orthogonal then  2 3
a
b
(c) If C 1 , C 2 intersect in such a way that their common chord has maximum length then  3
a
b
(d) If C 2 passes through centre of C 1 then  2  2
a

SECTION – 2 (INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS)

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51. n biased coins, with mth coin having probability of throwing head equal to (m = 1, 2, . . . . n), are tossed
(2m + 1)
αn
once. The probability of getting an odd numbers of heads, if result for each coin are independent, is then α +
βn + γ
β + γ is equal to _____

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52. Consider the parabola y = ax – bx . If the least positive value of a for which there exist α, β ∈ R – {0} such that
both the point (α, β) and (β, α) lies on the given parabola is k then [k] is equal to ______

53. Differential equation, having y   s in  1 x   A  c o s  1 x   B where A and B are arbitary constants is

2

2
d y xdy
p  x 2
 2
  q th e n p + q = _ _
dx dx
54. The tangents drawn from the origin to the circle x 2  y 2  2 r x  2 h y  h 2  0 are perpendicular then sum of all
h
possible values of is ___
r
73
55. If the area bounded by the curves y = –x2 + 6x – 5, y = -x2 + 4x – 3 and the line y = 3x - 15 is , then the value of

 is
56. From a point perpendicular tangents are drawn to ellipse x2 + 2y2 = 2. The chord of contact touches a circle which
is concentric with given ellipse. Then find the ratio of maximum and minimum area of circle

57. Let R = {x, y : x2 + y2  144 and sin(x + y)  0}. And S be the area of region given by R, then find S/9.

58. The minimum area bounded by the function y= f(x) and y = x + 9 (R) where f satisfies the relation f(x + y) =
f(x) + f(y) + y f ( x ) x,yR and f(0) = 0 is 9A, value of A is

59. A game is played with a special fair cubic die which has one red side, two blue sides, and three green sides. The
result is the colour of the top side after the die has been rolled. If the die is rolled repeatedly, the probability that the
3𝑝 −2𝑞
second blue result occurs on or before the tenth roll, can be expressed in the form 3𝑟
where p, q, r are positive
integers, If p2 + q2 + r2.= 280 +x. Find x
2 2
x y
60. Let P, Q be two points on the ellipse  1 whose eccentric angles differ by a right angle. Tangents are
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drawn at P and Q to meet at R. If the chord PQ divides the joint of C and R in the ratio m : n (C being centre of
ellipse), then find m+n(m:n is in simplified form).